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Greifensteinite & Gormanite-Souzalite Series

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Greifensteinite & Gormanite-Souzalite Series

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Description
Locality: 
Gentil Claim, Mendes Pimentel, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Class: 
Crystal Group/Cluster
Size Range: 
Thumbnail (1-3cm)
Size: 
2.5 × 2.2 × 2 cm
Description

Fantastic greifensteinite sample! Trully beautiful!

Several 'fan-like' aggregates on green gormanite-souzalite.

A true enjoyment under the scope!

Acquired: 
Boxed with Label
Mineral Data
What's on the rock

Greifensteinite

Formula: 
Ca2Fe2+5Be4(PO4)6(OH)4·6H2O
Strunz: 
8.DA.10
Hardness: 
0.0
Type Locality: 
Greifenstein Rocks, Ehrenfriedersdorf, Erzgebirge, Saxony, Germany

Gormanite-Souzalite Series

Formula: 
(Fe2+,Mg)3(Al,Fe3+)4(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O to (Mg,Fe2+)3(Al,Fe3+)4(PO4)4(OH)6 · 2H2O
Crystal System: 
Triclinic